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Ever feel like you don’t know how you’ll fit ONE more thing into your schedule? Me too!
But I’ve come up with a way to literally create time in my day for personal growth. It is SUPER important for us as entrepreneurs to be in a constant state of growth, and not just our skill sets, but our mental outlook as well.
This technique is so easy, you’ll wonder why you haven’t been doing it for years. Enjoy the video!
So what did you think? Did you get any ideas to start implementing right away?
I would love to hear your feedback, so please leave me a comment below!
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I appreciate you stopping by today to check out the post, and I’ll be speaking with you again soon!
To your personal growth,
P.S. Here are a few other blog posts I’ve done recently that you might be interested in: Hottest Moments from the No Excuses Summit, Your Daily Success Ritual, and Why You Should Create Your Own Products. Enjoy!
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July 16th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Amanda you are on fire today! Three posts in one day; that’s awesome. And they have all been great content.
It seesm so obvious to listen to those personal growth content when doing tedious tasks, but I think we oftern forget so thank you for the reminder.
Also, thank you for the list of resources. Those speaker are actually pretty cool and I will probably end up buying one of them
Thanks again for all the great content today.
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Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
@Michael, absolutely! I had to finish up the 30 day challenge that I hosted!
The speakers are definitely cool!
July 17th, 2010 at 4:00 am
Great stuff Amanda! This is a HUGE Ritual for me each and everyday. I actually listen to you, Katie and Jonathan (many others also, but you are the top three that come to my mind) as I am cleaning my house, getting ready for the day, putting away laundry… whatever I have to do that is a true mindless task I allow all of yours and many others training to absorb into my mind and heart.
So happy you shared this as it has been a saving grace for me! I work on personal growth each and everyday because of this wonderful Technique! Too cool girl!
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Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
@Jennifer, glad you enjoyed it! You are on a personal growth MISSION! Thanks for the inspiration and energy you bring to this community!
July 17th, 2010 at 11:07 am
hy amanda,
its been the first time i have been on your blog!
there´s a lot of good content out that, which is waiting to feed our attitude!
the day has 24 hours and to use it most effectively we can multitask while doing low priority tasks!!
thanks for sharing this high quality content!!!
all the best!
gerald
Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Glad you enjoyed it @Gerald!
July 17th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Good stuff, this particular way of making more efficient use of memory whilst doing jobs you normally do on auto-pilot is referred to as “Chunking” by Robert Pagliarini in “The Other 8 Hours” – check it out. Myself, during the day job spend quite a bit of time waiting for measurements to run so I do stretching and say my affirmations, I also do this whilst walking the dogs and I take time to sing during my morning commute, it’s amazing how a bit of vocal release can up your vibration! I recently took on a Blackberry but in the Rural UK (Where I live) the speed and reliability of internet connection on a mobile (Cell phone) whilst moving around is pretty pathetic so I couldn’t really entertain listening to streamed video or audio come to that. Podcasts would probably work but I have not got round to that yet. Audio books are dead good in the car I must get some!
PT
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Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
@Pete, thanks for sharing your personal growth moments! I don’t sing often but I do feel happier afterwards!
Glad you stopped by!
July 18th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
This may sound silly, but I hadn’t even thought of using my Blackberry to listen to audio books! It hadn’t occurred to me that I could hook a speaker up to it either! I am super excited about using these new tips. As always, you are improving my life…Thank You!
Kim Pottle´s last blog ..Don’t Call It a Failure
Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
@Kim, don’t ya love those a-ha moments??
July 18th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Another great blog post and video Amanda, keep it coming.
Lori
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July 18th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Great post Amanda. Thanks for sharing.
Jared
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July 20th, 2010 at 8:34 am
Some pretty good ideas you have there and a couple that I wasn’t aware of.
I have found that I have to schedule my day with a list to follow, so I can train myself. I am thinking that in time these daily tasks will become more natural for me.
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July 20th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Amanda,
Using the techniques you’ve mentioned here are imperative to my personal development! I have so much laundry to fold that it would be a crime to not have an audio book or blog post video playing along side as I stand there matching socks.
It’s important to remember that ten minutes here and ten minutes there absolutely adds up. We are all responsible for stretching our minds every day. Great post!
Elizabeth
Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
@Elizabeth, glad to hear it! Yep, we definitely need to stretch our minds each and every day! I appreciate your input!
July 20th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Hey Amanda,
I absolutely love that you brought this up because I find that so many people tend to have the excuse, “Oh there isn’t enough time in the day to do personal development” or “Oh I’ll just do it on the weekend”
Something that has been extremely powerful for me is I’ve literally turned my car into a mobile university and I am constantly listening to educational audio programs. I believe that we all need to feed our minds on a daily basis because as Jim Rohn says, “If you plant the seeds in the spring and leave in the summer, the weeds will take the garden.”
Great stuff Amanda! Thanks so much for sharing this
See you at the top,
Michael Stead
Michael Stead´s last blog ..Share Your Story
Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
@Michael, yes driving is a great time for personal development! True leaders don’t buy excuses… we plow right through.
Thanks so much for sharing Michael!
July 20th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
I didn’t know about the podcasts available on iTunes. I will definitely be checking those out!!
Wendy Hewlett
Wendy Hewlett´s last blog ..Successful People Are Very Self-Aware
Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Awesome @Wendy! They have tons to choose from!
July 23rd, 2010 at 8:00 am
Great and ispiring as ever! You are really helping me to focus my time and energy, looking foward to using this and having no excuses!
have a great day..
Dave
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Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Right on @dave! Glad you are enjoying the posts!
July 23rd, 2010 at 10:13 am
I USED to always listen to personal or business growth stuff on my iPod. In fact, the last back up took 3 DVDs and most of it was pod casts or other audios for growth. Thanks to your message, I will start this practice again. Thanks, Amanda for always providing timely information for our growth.
Joy´s last blog ..30 Day Challenge for All Online Marketers
Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Awesome @Joy, glad to hear it!
July 23rd, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Thank you for sharing this information Amanda. Your posts always offer very valuable content.
To your prosperity
Paola
July 24th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Amen Amanda!
I am right with you on this, I’ve started doing the same thing. It’s that along with a handsfree headset phone that I can use to make calls in addition to listening to audios while I am folding laundry, doing dishes, sweeping the porch, etc. These mindless activities are perfect for active listening (like phone calls) where I might rather listen to personal development audios while driving so I can divert my attention quickly.
Our time is priceless, take advantage of every moment!
Thanks for your value and insights!
Wishing You Brilliant Success,
Vicki
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Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
@Vicki, I’ve been meaning to get a headset for my phone as well. Very handy when your on the phone all day! Glad you enjoyed the post!
July 26th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Thanks for sharing such great information!
July 29th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Wow thanks so much for sharing this information. I know have some great ways to incorporate self development into my everyday chores. I guess you have just made me realise that I have no more excuses.
Amanda
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Amanda Reply:
July 29th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
@Amanda, that’s right, no excuses!
Thanks for leaving me a comment!
July 29th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Great Post Amanda. Thanks for sharing.
Codi
July 29th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Hey Amanda,
Thanks for sharing. I really need this in my life and thanks for sharing. I did not know about Itunes but I am going to download it today and get those podcasts.
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August 5th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
Hi Amanda,
This is great information. I love not only what your are saying but how you present the information. Glad I found your blog!
Chris
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August 8th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Amanda. I came across your site today. This video was perfect for my present situation – I have a grow number of unproductive non-work todo’s and I am taking those times to listen to as many podcasts and videos as possible. Would love to create that 25th hour in the day if you can figure out a way. I look forward to your future posts. Thanks,
Scott Pollov
Scott Pollov´s last blog ..Why Write A Business Plan – Eight Great Reasons!
August 17th, 2010 at 2:55 am
Brilliant videos Amanda!
I never have enough time in the day, it just seems to fly by so fast, and as you said perfectly, us entrepreneurs need as much time as possible in order to stay and get ahead
Thanks for sharing these tips with us.
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